Weighing scale



3 Sheets-Sheet 1 W. E. SAWYER WEIGHING SCALE Filed Feb. 23, 1923 um llwll June 30, 1925.

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v w. E. sAwYER WEIGHING SCALE Filed Feb 23, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 za 'wu/yeggmmm Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED STATES j PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER EDWARD SAWYER, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, ASSIGNOR T0 SAWYER SPECIALTY SCALES COMPANY, 0F JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, A CORPORATION.

WEIGHING SCALE.

Application and February 23, 1923. serial No. 620,675.

To all whom tmay concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER E. SAwrEa, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented new and useful Weighing Scales, of which the following is a specification. y

This invention relates to weighing scales desi ned primaril for use in weighing cotton ales although it can be employed for any other like services.

Where a number of weighing operations are to be carried out successi-vely considerable time is usually wasted while the pointer or index finger operating over the dial oscillates prior to coming to a stop. In order to save time itis the practice for the operators to make a quick estimate of the approximate weight before the index or pointer stops its movement. kAccuracy of measurement cannot thus be obtained but owing to the loss of time resulting from delays vnecessarily occurring where the operator waits for the pointer to come to a stop it has been found best to speed up the weighing operation at the expense of accuracy of reading the Weights indicated.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide dial scales which will quickly and accurately indicate the weight of the object suspended therefrom, means being employed whereby the parts are set by the appllcation of a load to the scales after which the index or ointer is released so as to move to the position determined by the shifted mechanism.

Another object is to provide weighing scales the mechanism of which is sim le, durable and efficient and will not rea ily get out of order.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a central vertical section r through kthe scales. y

Figure2 is a section on line 2--2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4, Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5, Figure 2. y

Figure 6 is a section on line 6 6, F igure 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the frame of the scales on vwhich is mounted the housing 2 containing the dial 3, this dial being preferably covered by a transparent plate 4 of glass or other suitable material. The back portion 5 of the frame 1 is held ixedly by a cross strip 6 in which is swiveled the stem 7 of Aa supporting eye 8 or the like. Cross strips 9 and 10 also are attached to the back plate 5 as well as to the front portion of the body 1 and the dial stadium is arranged within a casing 11 having a closu-re 12 mounted on the rear portion thereof.

Retaining yokes 13 are secured to the strips 10and bearing on this strip and extending under the yokes 13 are knife edges 14 projecting laterally from the sides of a beam 15 adjacent one end thereof. Additional knife edges 16 are extended laterally from this beam 15 between its ends and support eyes 17 provided at the upper ends of a oke 18 extending through an opening 19 1n the casing 11. A hook 2O is swiveled within the lower portion of the yoke as shown.l

Extending laterally from the free end of the beam 15 are knife edges 21 projecting into and bearing downwardly upon eyes 22 provided at the lower ends of links 23. Eyes 24 are formed at the upper ends of these links and are supported by knife edges 25 extending laterally from a beam 26. This beam is provided near one end with laterally extendin knife edges 27 projectingr into the openings 28 which are attached to the strip 9, said knife edges bearing downwardly on the strip as shown particularly in Figure 2. A guide yoke 29 is mounted within the casing 11, it being pi-votally supported on a cross member 10 carried by the frame of the scales. This yoke straddles the free end portion of the beam 26 and an antifriction roller 30 is mounted within this beam and is adapted to travel upwardly and downwardly within the yoke Q9 and prevent the beam trom becoming hung in the yoke. A stop screw 3l is mounted in the upper end ot'the yoke and is adapted to be secured in adjusted position by means ot a lock nut By means ot this nut the beam 26 can be adjusted within the yoke 2f) so as to be normally maintained at a predeterniined elevation.

A cross strip 33 is mounted within the upper portion ot thev traine ot the scales and has a bolt 2%: adjustably connected thereto. A spring 35 connects this bolt to the beam Q6 and is adapted to be inserted into anyone ot a series ot' openings 3G formed in the beam. Thus by means ot' the. bolt 3land by providing the opening 36. the tension of the spring 35 can be varied in order to elilect the desired adjustment ot the scales.

A cushioning lever 3.7 is pivotally connected to the beam ZG and is yieldingly supported at its Afree end b v a spring 38 connected to said beam QG. This cushioning lever has a laterally projecting lug 39 which is normally thrust against the beam 26 by the spring 3S. Then the cushioning lever 3T receives a downward impact` however. it is 'tree to move downwardly relative to the beam E26. at the same time placing the spring 3S under increased tension.

Secured within the casing 'll is a supporting` strip AO to one tace ot which are secured guide blocks 4l. An end block l2 is extended `from the upper end of the strip Ll0 and has an adjusting screw -l-l extending downwardly therethrough and engaging the end ot a rack bar all. This rack bar has side Aflanges Aft slidably engaging the blocks Ll-l. The teeth ot' the rack bar have been indicated at and extending laterally from the rack bar is a longitudinal series of ratchet teeth 4G. Pressure blocks t7 are in engagement with the bacl; tace of the racl: bar t and are held thereagainst by set screws JJ. A stud 48 is extended laterally trom the racl bar and overhangs the cushioning lever 37. 1When the cushioning` lever and the beam QG are in their normal positions this stud is adapted to rest on the cushioning lever as shown in Figure 2.

A bracket 5l is mounted within the casing' ll and liulcinnna'l thereon is a lever 52 adapted to engage the ratchet teeth 46. this lever l'ieing provided with a head as shown particularly in Figure ffl. A rod is slidably mounted within the trame 1 and haelt plate and is pivotally connected by the forked end ot the lever FQ. A bell crank lever 56 is connected to the rod 54 and also to an actuating' rod 57 which is slidable within the casing ll and has av button 58 at its outer end. A spring 59 serves to hold lever 52 normally in engagement with the ratchet teeth 48. By depressing the rod 5T, however, lever will be shifted so as to become disengaged from the ratchet teeth 46.

A shaft 61 extends through the traine l and dial 3 and carries an index or pointer (i2 adapted to work over thc tace ot' the dial 3. rl'his shaft has a gear ($3 thereon which meshes with the teeth ato ot the rack bar 44.

A counter 89 is supported by the dial I) and is adapted to be operated by a shalt D() to which is secured a segmental gear ill. This gear is adapted to be operated by a toothed segment 92 formed at one end oi' a lever 93. This lever is connected by a. link 94 to the beam 26.

It is to be understood that when a load is placed in engagement with the. hook 20 it will promptly pull downwardly on beam l5 which, in turn, will pull through the link 2li --upun the beam it and against the tension of the spring 35. Thus the cushioning lever 3T will be swung down wardly away troni the. stud t8 and he link i-lwill onerate the counting mechanism so as to indicate one wcighiiig operation. The parts des iibed move promptly to their new positions when subjected to the weight of the laad and iinmcdiately therea'tter the operator depresses the button SiS. This causes the ratchet le\er 522 to move out ot engagement with the teeth 46. As a result the racl; bar 4l will promptly moved downwardly under its own weight until the stud 48 comes against the cushioning lever 3i' whereuiion it will stop abruptly. This downward movement ot the rack bar will be sufiicient to rotate shai't (3l and the index or pointer (32 so as to indicate accurately the weight of the load. 'hen the load is removed troni the scales the parts will all be. returned automatically to their initial positions by the spring' 35 and 38.

Obviously by providinfgj scales such as de.- scribed the weighing operations can be :nachA in rapid succession as no time is lost while the opeiator is waiting tor the indicating hand or pointer to come to a stop.

For the purpose ot printing the results ot the successive weighing operations it is preferred to provide the scales willi a printing mechanism. This includes a disk Q5 secured to and adapted to rotate with a shaft 96 having a small gear DT meshing with the rack 45. Thus during the longitudinal movement of the rack the disk 9.5 will be rotated thereby to bringany one of the series of numerals 98 to a predetermined printing` position. These numbers are in the form ot raised type tor printing the weight indicated by the scales. A spool 99 carrying a paper tape 10() is mounted within the casing l1 and the paper tape is adapted to extend over an arcuate guide 101 and downwardly past guide rollers 102 through an opening 103 in the periphery of the casing. f This tape is pinched between rollers 104, one of which has a ratchet wheel 105 engaged by a pawl 106 pivotally connected to the lower arm of a lever 107. This lever is fulcrumed at 108 and its upper end has a hammer head 109. A link 110 is connected to this lever and to one arm of a bell crank 111, the other arm of the bell crank being engaged by'an operating rod 112 extending from the casing .11, and having abutton or key 113. A spring 114 is connected to link 110 yand serves to hold the hammer head 109 normally retracted out of contact with the tape 101.

Spcols 115 are mounted in the casing and carry an inked ribbon 116 which is extended between guide rods 117 (see Fig. 6), and between the paper tape 101 and the disk 95. One of the spools 115 can be provided with a ratchet wheel 118 for engagement by a pawl 119 carried by the link 110.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that each time the rack 45 is released and drops until limited by beam 26, the disk 95 will rotate and bring to printing position the type designating the weight of the material suspended from the scales.- The operator then drives key 113 downwardly so that bell crank 111 will shift link 110 and throw head 109 against thek paper tape and thrust said .tape against the inked ribbon and the positioned type. Thus there will be printed on the tape the weight of the material on kthe scales and when the key 113 is released,

the spring 114 will return lever 107 and head 109 to their initial positions. This will cause pawly 106 to iotate ratchet wheel 105 one notch, thereby pulling the tape 101 longitudinally to bring a clear space thereon into position to receive t-he next impression printed from the type. Each time the load is removed from the scales, the mechanism is of course returned to normal position and during this action the rack 45 will return the disk 95 to its initial position. Each movementV of link 110 in one direction will move the inked ribbon a slight distance as will be obvious.

What is claimed is 1. In weighing scales the combination with a yieldingly supported beam, a load engaging member, and means for transmitting the weight of the supported load from said member to the beam, of a slidable rack, adjustable guiding means therefor, an indicator operated by the rack, means for holding the rack normally against movement, a yieldingly restrained cushioning lever carried by the beam, means cooperating with said lever for limiting the' descent of the rack when released from normalv position, a plunger, and means operated by the plunger for releasing the rack.

2. In weighing scales with weight indicating means, and a disk rotatable therewith, of a. rack for actuating said weight indicating means, means for rotating the disk with the weight actuating means, said rack being movable by gravity, means for holding the rack normally against movement, impression elements upon the disk, a hammer adjacent the disk, an inked ribbon movable across the path of the hammer, a beam, means for transmitting the weight of a load to the beam, said beam being yieldingly supported, a cushioning lever yieldingly connected to the beam, means for releasing the rack to rotate the weight indicating means and disk, means cooperating with the cushioning lever for stopping the movement of the rack, and means for actuating the hammer.

3. Weighing scales including a disk, impression means thereon, a gravity operated rack, means-actuated by the rack for rotating the disk, a beam, means for transmitting the weight of a load to the beam, said beam being yieldingly supported, a yieldingly restrained lever fulcrumed upon the beam and constituting a cushioning stop, means for holding the rack against movement, a hand operated plunger for releasing the rack, means movable with the rack for enga-glug the cushioning lever to stop the rotation of the disk, means for driving a tape across the disk, an inked ribbion, a hammer, plunger operated means for actuating the hammer, and means operated by the hammer for feeding the tape.

f In weighing scales the combination with welght indicating means and a gravity operated rack for actuating the same, of means for holding the rack against movement, a plunger for releasing the rack, a beam, means for transmitting the weight of a load to the beam, a yieldingly restrained lever carried by the beam, and mea-ns movable with the rack and against said lever for yieldingly stopping the descent of the rack When brought to the limit of its movement determined by the position of the beam and lever.

In testimony that I cla-im the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afIiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER EDWARD SAVVYER.

Witnees L. A. RAULERSON, R. D. GORDON. L f' 

